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George Carlin's legacy of laughter, commentary
Sun reporterHe was cool. He was smart. He was dirty. And he was relentlessly funny. Speaking of dead people - the very words the man used in a recent routine on death - George Carlin died Sunday in California. That doesn't sound right or is the least bit funny,...Tags: Richard Pryor, Milton Berle, George Burns, Bob Hope, Richard Belzer
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George Carlin, trailblazer
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterGeorge Carlin set a record that no one is likely to break: 14 HBO stand-up comedy specials, each at least an hour in length, and most performed live. Few comedians do that many, or would even try to -- he was HBO's in-house comedy sage, and the specials...Tags: Richard Pryor, United States of America, Bob Hope, New York Times, George Carlin
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Carlin's legacy was his breaking of barriers
verne.gay@newsday.com; DEBORAH S. MORRIS"Always do whatever's next," George Carlin, who died Sunday at 71, once famously said. He did, and the rest of the culture followed. Forget those seven words, which you still mostly won't hear on commercial TV. Carlin's influence was of the sort that...Tags: Richard Pryor, Long Island, Joan Rivers, George Carlin, The Simpsons
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Don't carry your mortgage into retirement
It would have shaken my dear, deceased grandmother to her financial core. The headline read: "Mortgages No Longer a Stigma in Retirement." That was the finding of the third annual "Affluent Boomers at 60" survey conducted by Bell Investment Advisors....Tags: Washington Post Company, Ed McMahon
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Those old transit blues
Back in August 1993, when I was finally getting out of Los Angeles, the smug look on my face must have irritated my friends even more than the smog or the gridlock. Earthquakes. Riots. I had had enough. Especially with those radio Sig-Alerts warning...Tags: Richard M. Daley, Chicago Cubs, Chicago Transit Authority
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Frontman's family has musical tradition
Special to the TribuneFrom an early age, Haywood Yards frontman Mike Semrad seemed destined for the stage. As a child, the singer, who now is in his early 30s, would tour county fairs and neighborhood block parties with his father, performing Eddie Rabbitt and Oak Ridge Boys...Tags: Johnny Cash, Primaries, Elections, Music Theater, Physiology
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A paid-off mortgage gives you financial freedom
| It would have shaken my dear, deceased grandmother to her financial core. The headline read: ''Mortgages No Longer a Stigma in Retirement.'' That was the finding of the third annual ''Affluent Boomers at 60'' survey conducted by Bell Investment...Tags: Mortgages, Injuries, Financial and Business Services, Beverly Hills, Washington Post Company
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Regis Philbin: The Big Award Tonight
The TV ZoneThis is my humble little reminder to TV fans young and old (and in between) that tonight is the night when Regis Philbin finally scores his Lifetime Achievement Award at the Daytime Emmys - from the Kodak Theater in......Tags: Regis Philbin, Oprah Winfrey, Daytime Emmy Awards
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Small Headlines: Big Stars
Tribune InteractiveWeezer has a new video out for their song, "Pork and Beans" and it features the ghosts of You Tube video past. This will only fuel the fire for more people to make asses of themselves on the web. The truth is out there and it's in the womb! Agent...Tags: Celebrity, Drew Barrymore, Gillian Anderson, Gina Gershon, Ed McMahon
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Fame without fortune: How rich celebrities end up broke
Los Angeles TimesThis article contains corrected material They live in mansions. Shop at the fanciest department stores. Or drive luxury cars. So why is it that so many highly paid entertainers have money issues? Well, they often live in mansions, shop in the fanciest...Tags: Financially Distressed Companies, Academy Awards, Personal Service, Giorgio Armani, Countrywide Financial Corp.
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